Bastetodon syrtos Skull Found
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'A set of large teeth sticking out of the ground': Scientists reveal ancient hypercarnivore discovered in Egyptian desert
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Skull was unearthed in the Jebel Qatrani Formation , about 60 miles ( 100 kilometers ) from Cairo .
Scientists have identified it as a new species called Bastetodon syrtos.
It is a member of an extinct order of mammals known as hyaenodonts.
It was likely a "hypercarnivore" with a diet of 70% meat.
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